yamaha wire is metric..OT

[Avery Todd]

David,

If #88 doesn't have a size stamped there, that means they started from the bass
end. Hamburg Steinway does this as I'm sure several other do also.

Avery

At 03:55 PM 10/18/04, you wrote:
>I've been conversing back and forth off list with Terry on this...in my 
>experience with Yamahas, when I replace a  broken string I mic and have 
>found that area in between two bridge stamps, i.e. 13.5, 14 etc. is read 
>from right to left, treble to bass.   On Terry's piano the last size 
>stamped on the bridge is 13.5.   This is several unisons towards the bass 
>from note #88.  In other words there is no 13 stamped on the bridge!  The 
>size from #88 note down (towards the bass) to the 13.5 stamp is size 13 
>wire..   From 13.5 stamp down (towards the bass) to 14 stamp is 13.5 and 
>onward.
>
>David I.
>
>
>
>----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
>From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
>To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Received: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:32:56 -0400
>Subject: Re: yamaha wire is metric..OT
>
> >I've been following this tread with interest as I service a number of Yamaha
> >C3s that get beat on and need string replacements somewhat frequently.
> >Perhaps I missed the key post, but has there been any consensus as to
> >whether the gauge numbers marked on the long bridge are consistent with
> >Roslau & Mapes gauge sizes?
>
> >Terry Farrell
>
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